Trellis



Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

UNITE s'rarsfs- PATENT OFFICE.

BYRON-S. BLAKE, or ROCHESTER,M1\TEWVYOIRK.

"[T'nELLIs.

A pplicat ion filed October 23,1920; Serial No. 413,006.

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trellises, of which the following is a specificat on.

The present invention relates. to trellises and more particularly to. the type which employs horizontally arranged guy wires and vertical stakes, this type being most generally used in green housesfor sustaining the branches of rose bushesj r other plants. An object of this lnventlon is to provide a co'nnection'between the guy. w res and 'the'stakes which will'permit thetrellis -to be readily collapsed in order that the work of dis-entangling the runners of rose bushes or other plants from the trellis may be reduced to a minimum. Another object of the invention is to provide means for connecting the guy wires with the stakes, so that the guy wires may be moved long1tudinally of the stakes to free the latter A still further object of the invention 1s to provide a clip of novel construction which may be secured to the guy wires of trellises for the purpose of tying the stakes in upright positions, while at the same time permitting the guy wires to be disconnected from the stakes by a movement laterally and in the direction of the lengths of the stakes.

To these and other ends the invention consists of certain parts and combinations ofparts, all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the manner in which a stake is held to a guy wire by one of the clips, the stake being shown in horizontal section and the guy wire in plan;

Fig. 2 is a view showing fragments of a guy wire and a stake in elevation; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of a trellis constructed in accordance with this invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the stakes and 2 the guy wires which are secured in spaced relation at their ends to suitable supporting means.

The feature of this invention is the connection between the guy wiresand the stakes which will permitfthe guy wires to move laterally in the direction of,"or longitudinally of the stakes. This means, l11 'tl1lS instance, embodies a clip formed from a single piece of wirefinto a straight central portion 3 and; aportion't bent laterally ,with reference to the central portion and then 'finwardly'at 5 substantially parallel with the central portion.- The other end of the clip is bent to provide a loop 6 at the sideof the central portion on which the laterally extending portion 4 is provided. This loop has one arm thereof forming the free end of the wire extended beyond the opposite side' of the central portion 3 as at 7, one side being provided with a depressed portion 8 forming a seat.

In using the clip, the loop portion 6 is passed about, one of the stakes and the projecting portion 7 is passed under the string or guy wire. The central portion is then positioned .above the guy wire so that one arm of the loop 6 rests on the upper surface of the guy wire. .The central portion is then deflected to carry the laterally extendin portion below the guy wire 2 and thereafter the clip is shifted so as to bring the laterally extending portion under and in engagement with the guy wire 2 as illustrated in the drawings. This causes the portion 5 to project upwardly slightly beyond the under surface of the guy wire and thus prevent the accidental disengagement of the portion 4: with the guy wire 2. The loop loosely surrounds the stake 1 so that it is possible to move the'guy wire with the clip thereon laterally and in the direction of the length of the longitudinal axis of the stake, thus permitting the stake to be freed from the guy wire without any handling.

Byv this construction it is possible when cleaning out the trenches in a greenhouse, to destroy the trellis without first disentangling the plant branches or runners from the guy Wires and stakes, it being necessary only to elevate the guy wires and the stakes will be freed as soon as such guy wires pass 01f the stake ends, thus permitting the use of the wire and the stakes for a new planting,

the clips remaining in place to receive the.

stakes on the next building of the trellis.

The clips are of simple construction and are readily applied to secure the stakes in up- 7 right positions to the guy wires. Any stake may be removed at any time without removing the clips, and the clips slide onthe guy wire so that they may be positioned at any desired point on a new planting.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A trellis comprising guy wires, vertical stakes, and stake securing means entirely stakes, clips detachably connected to and entirely supported by the guy wires and loosely engaging the stakes to hold them in position, the engagement being such that the guy wires may move longitudinally of the V stakes.

3. A trellis comprising guy wires, verti-' cal stakes, and clips detaohably connected to and entirely supported by the guy wires for securing the stakes to the guy wires, each clip being formed from a single piece of wire and having ends extending from opposite sides thereof and a loop between said ends, the clip resting upon one side a guy wire and having the ends engaging opposite I sides of the guy wire and the stakes extending loosely through the loop. 7

4. A clip comprising a straight central portion, two loops at the opposite ends of the central portion, each loop having the major portion thereof lying on one and the same side of the straight central portion, one of said loops opening to the side opposite that on which the loops project and having the arm nearest to the straight portion adapted to seat on one side of a cross wire, and the arm at the opposite end of the clip adapted to engage the opposite side of a cross w1re. V

5. A clip comprising a straight central portion, two loops at the opposite endsof the central portion, each loop having the major portion thereof lying on one and the same side of the straight central portion,

one of said loops opening to the side oppo-- site that on which the loops project and having the arm nearest'to the straight portion adapted to seat on one side of a cross wire, the arm at the opposite end of the clip adapted to engage the opposite side of the cross wire, and the other loopv having its outer arm extending inwardly in spaced re lation to and at a slight angle to the central portion. 7

BYRON S. BLAKE. 

